Microsoft Xbox Series X vs Sony PlayStation 5

  • Although entering the console game market quite late, Microsoft quickly became a formidable competitor to the two giants Sony and Nintendo. Since the first Xbox was released in late 2001, in each successive generation, Microsoft has released products that are commercially successful as well as popular with gamers. Microsoft Xbox Series X went public for the first time on 11/10/2020. It immediately became a hit with gamers around the world at that time. It has the Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.8GHz and Custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU 52 CUs @ 1.825GHz processors, along with 16GB GDDR6 and 1TB PCie Gen 4 NVME SSD memory. Microsoft Xbox Series X gave a great experience for gamers in its generation from the quality of the graphics to the smoothness when playing games. It has a weight of 4.45kg and 3.
  • After the failed partnership with Nintendo in 1991, Sony developed its own console and released the PlayStation in 1994. PlayStation immediately received a warm reception from the gaming world. and quickly challenged Nintendo's dominant position. In the next generations, Sony produced quality products and continued the two-horse race with Nintendo, then the three-horse when Microsoft entered the market. Sony PlayStation 5 went public for the first time on 11/12/2020. It immediately became a hit with gamers around the world at that time. It has the Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.5GHz with SMT (variable frequency) and Custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU 36 CUs @ 2.23GHz (variable frequency) processors, along with 16GB GDDR6 and 825GB PCie Gen 4 NVMe SSD memory. Sony PlayStation 5 gave a great experience for gamers in its generation from the quality of the graphics to the smoothness when playing games. It has a weight of 4.5kg and 4.
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Ratings & Review

Really powerful

Delivers constant 4K 60fps

Reduced loading times

Great backward compatibility

Support for Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos

Capable of 8K / 120fps

Network transfer feature

DualSense is great

Very powerful

Reduced loading times

Friendlier storage expansion

Capable of 8K / 120fps

4K Blu-ray player (finally)

Expensive

Lack of truly next-gen exclusives

Not a generation leap over Xbox One X at launch

Proprietary storage expansion

No rechargeable battery with controller

Implementation of Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos

Expensive

Lack of truly next-gen exclusives

Not a generation leap over PS4 Pro at launch

Game prices now go up to Rs. 5,000

Missing next-gen upgrades for PS4 games

No "Quick Resume", as on Xbox Series X

Limited backward compatibility

No support for Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos

SSD storage amount is restrictive

Model Name
Xbox Series X
PlayStation 5
Price
$672
$600
Release date
10th November 2020
12th November 2020
Console Type
Input method
Disc
Disc
Ethernet
Gigabit
Gigabit
Weight
4.45kg
4.5kg
HDMI
1
1
USB
3
4
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 802.11ac
Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax